Let's see some Atheist or Anti Religion Memes

[Excited Penguin]

I think in this case, the holding up of the right hand, is a gratuitous show of dominance.

I'm not a body language expert, of course not. It's just a thought.

[rado84]

Posting pic by pic isn't easy from a mobile phone, so I give you my atheistic album on Facebook with many nice and/or funny memes, some of which I made myself - like the meme about Batman.

https://mobile.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/xyin...482025732/

[rado84]

[Arkilogue]

I think in this case, the holding up of the right hand, is a gratuitous show of dominance.

I'm not a body language expert, of course not. It's just a thought.

It's easy enough to look up...

Jesus's upheld two fingers is a sign of blessing/benediction.
http://art-history.yoexpert.com/art-hist...-5016.html

The sign is most frequently seen in iconographic images of Christ, which appeared in churches in the Early Byzantine and Medieval periods in the form of mosaics, stained glass windows, relief sculptures, and paintings. One of the most common of such images is the Christ Pantocrator (or Christ Almighty), which depicts Christ, usually isolated against a golden background, with his head encircled by a halo, his left arm hugging the gospels to his chest and his right hand raised in the sign of benediction. It is important to note that this gesture is always made with the right hand, as this is the hand with which one blesses, according to Christian doctrine.

The sign was originally derived from a symbol used in Roman art to indicate speaking, and first gained popularity as a Christian symbol shortly after Constantine's issue of the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, allowing Christians to practice their religion freely, without the threat of persecution. Indeed, Constantine himself converted to Christianity, and Christian art flourished. In early images of Christ, one can see an early manifestation of the sign of benediction in which the thumb is closed over the palm, rather than open. As Christian art evolved, symbols, including Christ's hand gestures, took on deeper significance. With the thumb opened, the three open digits came to represent the Trinity (The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), while the two closed represented the dual nature of Christ as both man and God.



The upheld right palm with thumb touching the third finger of the Buddha is a "Gesture of Discord"

(kartari) This mudra is held with the hands at shoulder level. The thumb and the ring finger (third finger) touch the tips forming a circle. The index and middle finger extend straight resembling rabbits ears or the horns of a deer. Frequently, symbols appear between these two fingers.
http://www.buddhas-online.com/mudras.html

[Excited Penguin]

That's all very interesting for a bunch of fiction related symbols.

Call it a sign of benediction if you like. It's still a show of dominance.

[Arkilogue]

That's all very interesting for a bunch of fiction related symbols.

Call it a sign of benediction if you like. It's still a show of dominance.

I didn't call it that, an expert art historian call it that.

Things just mean whatever you want them to mean, eh?

That's cultural inappropriation!

[rado84]

My latest meme:



Edit: one more meme.

[ignoramus]